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The Stanford women’s lacrosse team earned its first victory on the season, knocking off Harvard, 18-13, Sunday afternoon at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium.
After a back-and-forth first half that saw the teams trade a series of goals, Stanford dominated the second period of play, outshooting Harvard 18-8 en route to outscoring the Crimson 10-7 and securing the win.
Anna Kim led Stanford (1-1) with five points on two goals and three assists. While fellow junior Rachel Ozer continued to be an offensive force, notching four points with a goal and a three assists. Ozer opened the season a week ago with a team-high five points against No. 9 Notre Dame.
Freshman Lucy Dikeou joined Ozer with four points on the day, scoring twice and adding two assists. Dikeou also picked up five draw controls and a ground ball in her second collegiate match.
Junior Megan Lerner had a big defensive effort picking up a team-high eight draw controls along with three ground balls and causing one forced turnover.
Stanford dominated draw controls overall, finishing with a 21-12 advantage.
Stanford opened the game trading a pair of goals with Harvard in the first five minutes and trailed 3-2 at just over seven minutes into the period. The Cardinal responded with three consecutive goals, beginning with Megan Lentz’s unassisted tally at the 8:50 mark. Lentz had a solid performance coming off the bench, recording a hat trick on four shots.
Harvard answered by going on a 3-0 run to take 6-5 lead. Dikeou scored just 47 seconds later to end the Crimson run and tie the score at six-all.